<span>By giving the reader obvious instances that show
Laurie is a misbehaved child while his parents blatantly ignore it is an
example of situational irony. This literary device can be shown when there is a
disparity between what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens.</span>
An alternative way to paraphrase the sentence given is:
<em>"The candidates debated if the current policies were appropriate due to changes in the economy, shifts in the population, and end of war.</em>
In this case, the use of parallel structures helps make the sentence more coherent by using the same grammar patterns. The grammar pattern is <em>noun+prepositional phrase</em>:
- Changes in economy
- Shifts in the population
- End of war
Which are scarce in some areas modifies animals.
are protected by state regulation modifies areas.
